𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒' 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐘 (𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙐)

𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐒

"I've heard the owners of the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes once created a whole ass pond in the middle of a corridor", said Hyunjin that saturday night, lazily turning the page of the magazine he was reading to hopefully find some inspiration ("Monthly special: 100+ harmless pranks!")

"That was a while ago", commented Changbin, who lay on the couch next to the friend. "And besides, they were already in their seventh year, and probably knew some tricks we still don't. How can you summon a pond?"

"Accio pond?" suggested Hyunjin, though he understood perfectly that Changbin had a valid point.

"We should try that though", commented the other Ravenclaw after a while: "maybe when it's spring, and we're outside..."

"Oh my, that would be amazing! If it works, then we're definitely trying it. But in the meanwhile, we need something good but more toned down..."

Hyunjin exhaled as he flipped another page: Turn your friend's food into delicios, strawberry-scented unicorn poop! was just not going to be it.

After the flop their waterball joke had had, – that remained a flop, even though Changbin kept insisting that they had still managed to create a decent amount of trouble – Hyunjin was convinced that there was someone spying over them, looking to get them caught by the school's staff.

And that thought, it was beyond unbearable: the Ravenclaw didn't care if the whole school suspected them to be behind at least two thirds of the pranks that happened there (which the school did suspect, and they indeed were behind them), as long as none actually was able to have the proof at hand – that was how it had always been, and Hyunjin loved it, because it created this sort of respectful aura that followed him everytime he entered a room; but still, the boy was not going to give it up so easily because of some random nosy stranger.

Changbin was less concerned about it: he'd always been less fond of the fame than the friend, and since the whole entirety of Hogwarts already knew who was architecting most of the pranks, he couldn't get too concerned – "It's not like people will be surprised or anything", he would say when Hyunjin would share his reflections with him.

"Yes, but in the meanwhile it will also be confirmed that it is us indeed!" would protest the younger as an answer, firm in his belief that it was mistery that made them famous – Mistery and doubt, to be precise.

"We need something... something crisp, you know?" he said after some time. "Something that will get people confused, but also in awe... something like that; I don't know, could be a sudden snowfall, or a fake Kappa, or..."

"A hidden Boggart!" roared suddenly Changbin, getting up on his feet.

"Shush, would you look at that mouth!", shut him up Hyunjin, dragging him back down on the couch. "Be discrete! Our secret spy might be hiding in this room..."

"Yes, whatever", commented the Ravenclaw, too excited about the idea that had come to mind to care. "A hidden Boggart is brilliant! We could put him inside one of the breakfast baskets, one of those we get to open ourselves that come up still sealed... we'd only need to sneak into the kitchens and ta-da! Breakfast served. Oh, I wonder if we could manage to get a Slytherin to open the basket..."

Hyunjin pondered the idea: after all, Changbin was not wrong – that would be a very good joke. If they managed to get a Slyth to open it, furthermore...

"I approve", he finally declared to an already excited Changbin, "yes, I approve. It'd make a very nice prank, truth be told... maybe a little frightening, but..."

"It would not be too bad" said rapidly the Ravenclaw. "It would happen during breakfast, in full daylight, with a bunch of other students and teachers to help. None would truly be in danger".